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Bindery

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MIT LicenseOpen Source — No PaywallSingle Container — single container — minimal hosting footprintDocker · ComposeNo external DB2 active committers (12mo)

About

Bindery is a self-hosted conversion service for people who read on Kobo, Kindle, reMarkable, and other devices supported by Kindle Comic Converter. It is designed for users who want to drop books or...

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Features

  • watched-folder conversion
  • ePub to Kobo kepub conversion
  • comic and PDF conversion
  • runtime WebUI configuration
  • file upload via WebUI
  • job status tracking
  • file browser
  • push notifications
  • device profiles
  • multi-arch Docker image

Details

Last Updated
Oct 20, 2026
Created
Mar 5, 2026
Install Methods
dockerdocker-compose
Requirements
Python 3.13+kepubifyKindle Comic Converter (KCC)Apprise
Backup & Export
file-backup
Runtime / Stack
Docker
Privacy & Independence
No Cloud RequiredOffline Capable
User Model
Multi-User
Deployment

Deployment: Docker Compose ✓Single Container — minimal hosting footprintsingle container

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Compose file from the Bindery project repository.

1 service

no resource limits declared

needs persistent storage (6 volumes)

docker-compose.yml · @ 730dd98 · scanned Sep 24, 2026

services:
  bindery:
    image: dinkeyes/bindery:latest
    container_name: bindery
    ports:
      - "5000:5000"
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      # - SKIP_CHOWN=true   # uncomment for NFS/SMB volumes the container can't chown
    volumes:
      - ./config:/app/config
      - ./books_in:/Books_in
      - ./books_out:/Books_out
      - ./comics_in:/Comics_in
      - ./comics_out:/Comics_out
      - ./comics_raw:/Comics_raw
    restart: unless-stopped
    logging:
      driver: "json-file"
      options:
        max-size: "10m"
        max-file: "3"

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